Edward I's assault on Berwick opened the Scottish Wars of Independence. The garrison and much of the civilian population were massacred — contemporary accounts claim 7,000–11,000 killed, though this is likely exaggerated. The massacre was a deliberate act of terror designed to break Scottish resistance before it hardened. It had the opposite effect: it unified Scottish resistance and produced Wallace and Bruce.
c.7,000–11,000 civilians (sources vary widely)
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